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Armantomys

Mammalia - Rodentia - Gliridae

Taxonomy
Armantomys was named by de Bruijn (1966). Its type is Armantomys aragonensis.

It was assigned to Myomiminae by Daams and de Bruijn (1995); and to Gliridae by de Bruijn (1966), McKenna and Bell (1997).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Armantomys de Bruijn
1988Quercomys Lacomba and Martinez-Salanova
1995Armantomys Daams and de Bruijn p. 11
1997Armantomys McKenna and Bell

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
Glires()
Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
superfamilyGliroideaMuirhead 1819
familyGliridaeMuirhead 1819
genusArmantomysde Bruijn 1966

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Armantomys de Bruijn 1966
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Armantomys aragonensis de Bruijn 1966
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Armantomys jasperi Daams 1991
Armantomys parsani Daams 1991
Armantomys tricristatus López 1977
Invalid names: Armantomys aragonensis giganteus de Bruijn 1967 [synonym], Quercomys Lacomba and Martinez-Salanova 1988 [synonym]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
H. de Bruijn 1966Large Gliridae with simple dental pattern consisting of ridges which are high relative to the crown basis. Occlusal surface concave. Metaloph and protoloph separated. M1 larger than M2.
R. Daams and H. de Bruijn 1995Large Gliridae with simple dental pattern consisting of ridges which are high relative to the crown basis. Occlusal surfaces concave. Metaloph and protoloph separated. M1 larger than M2.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 14:04:46
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:04:46
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the MP 29 to the top of the Serravallian or 27.30000 to 11.63000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MP 2927.3 - 23.04Spain (Cuenca) A. bijmai (78744)
MN 123.04 - 22.4Spain (Huesca) Quercomys bijamai (67191)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.04 - 11.63Spain (Castile-La Mancha) A. aragonensis (136269)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333Spain (Zaragoza) A. aragonensis (36019)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333Spain (Valencia) A. aragonensis (35751)
MN 222.4 - 20.0Spain (Zaragoza) A. sp. A (35750)
MN 222.4 - 20.0Spain (Huesca) Quercomys daamsi (67192)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Spain (Zaragoza) A. sp. (40716)
MN 320.0 - 16.9Spain (Huesca) Quercomys parsani (67390)
Orleanian20.0 - 15.98Spain (Madrid) A. aragonensis (40747)
MN 416.9 - 15.98Spain (Zaragoza) A. aragonensis (68421)
MN 4 - MN 516.9 - 13.82Spain A. aragonensis (70805)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Spain A. tricristatus (197676)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Spain (Madrid) A. aragonensis, A. jasperi (197674) A. sp. (197672)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Spain (Soria) A. sp., A. tricristatus (40755)
MN 7 + 812.75 - 11.1Portugal (Setúbal) A. tricristatus (65952)